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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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